Ian Somerhalder Quotes & Sayings

“To explore different parts of yourself and different emotional lives... not to hide from who you are but to actually explore who you are.”

“I mean, there are some amazing storytelling being done on the small screen right now. That's what so cool about being in television right now. Studios, networks are starting to throw more resources, better writers, more production values... and to be part of that is awesome.”

“There are always decades that interest people. For me, that's the Roaring Twenties.”

“I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major problem.”

“I have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them.”

“I'm never running for office. I love being able to speak to members of Congress or members of the Senate and floating on either side, because it takes all of us. It's going to take both of them.”

“Love is tested in so many ways. How do I articulate this? Two people are together. There are stakes, strife, struggles, all these things that make us fall for someone, love someone even more, leave someone.”

“When you're really close to someone, they can make fun of you a lot and get away with it. But they sort of poke you in all of the right places.”

“I'm from New Orleans. There's a lot of vampire mystique and mythology that resonates there, and I was fascinated by it. I always wanted to play one.”

“We're made up of energy, so who's to say you can't transmit through electrical means? If you could transmit yourself wirelessly, then it's Armageddon pretty much.”